Croup

It's funny Daniel sounds like that too. Raising his cot helps a little. We have an oil burner with eucalyptus oil going.

Our Doc told us to aviod the steam for Ella - and said instead, taking baby out wrapped up warmly in the cool night air helps!  I thought it sounded crazy, but he did say that parents often find it's getting worse and worse so they'll bundle baby into the car to go to the hospital (typically at night), and by the time they get there baby is much better after breathing in the cool air - who would have thought?  I found a few health websites that suggested the same. 

Definatly elevation helps. I have been hospitalised for it twice in recent years, and its nasty. (yes adults can get it but its rare). Hope he is better soon.

ditto on what the others said.... colder air seemed to help. and just keeping them as calm as possible... tiring for you, but sitting up with him and rocking him sitting upright on your knee. Maybe with a movie or show on that he likes... and let him fall asleep on you upright as that will help settle him. I found my boys would get upset and that made it worse.. so keeping them calm helped.. huge hugs, it's really scary eh!
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i've also heard vicks onto the soles of feet, then socks on can help with coughing

Hi we have it as well, all the sugguestions work, we tried them all.  The vicks on the soles of the feet good, especially at night.  It lasted for 5 days, doctor said 5 - 7 days.  Good luck, its horrible when they get upset with it. Hope it improves soon

 

he was a bit better last night, he woke at 9 and so I took him to bed with me, we just played and I calmed him down, gave him pamol annd lathered him up with vicks on the feet chest and back then somehow we both fell asleep, i woke up about 11 and put him in his own bed which he was happy enough to do and then he slept through till 8 so things are definitely on the improve :)

the worst thing is that when he wakes up my baby who hardly ever cries is screaming hysterically and its such a heart wrenching im sore scream its horrible! cant wait for it to be over! plus being house bound since sunday is starting to make me crazy! Does anyone know if croup is contagious? i am guessing its passed on through coughing, i need to go down the shops today and would hate to pass it on to someone else

thats such a coincedence Italiah! maybe its a bad time of year for it change of seasons etc , i have been just talking to a friend on the phone and her boy seems to have all the same symptoms so might have it as well

I've been told it's rather contagious.  ...our whole family were crook with it at once.  But like Kellz said, it's pretty blinkin rare for adults to get it, but you probably want to duck out of coffee groups and the like until he's all better, because other babies can easily pick it up.   to ya - hope the cabin fever doesn't set in! 

I had no idea what you were talking about so i looked it up and this is what they said

Croup

No sure if it helps but it had a few suggestions